Stuart Family History & Genealogy

History

According to one Stuart (also spelled Stewart and Steuart) family researcher, the surnem Stuart refers to an officer who controlled the domestic affairs of a royal or noble household.  Notable members of the Stuart family include Mary Queen of Scots, King James I of England, and Bonnie Prince Charlie. Stuart family history has a complex evolution whose details are beginning to be understood by Stuart family researchers. The last name Stuart is an old heredity that has spread all across the world over time, and as the Stuart family has spread, it has evolved making it's origin a challenge to uncover. This Stuart history and genealogy page contains the contributed history of the Stuart family name made up of user-contributed content from other AncientFaces users.

Name Origin

Derived from the word "stigweard", a compound of "stig" meaning house(hold), plus "weard", a guardian, it was the title used by an officer who controlled the domestic affairs of a royal or noble household.  [external link]#ixzz2ERCO7WHw

Spellings & Pronunciations

Common alternative spellings of Stuart include:

Stewart


Steuart.

Nationality & Ethnicity

We don't have any information on the nationality / ethnicity of the Stuart name. Have information to share?

Famous People named Stuart

Famous members of the Stuart family:

Mary Stuart, also known as Mary Queen of Scots


James Stuart, also known as King James I of England or King James VI of Scotland


Charles Stuart, also known as Bonnie Prince Charlie

Early Stuarts

These are the earliest records we have of the Stuart family.

• Mary Stewart Stuart born 1419
• Marjory (Marjory?) (Of Atholl) Stuart Campbell born 1486
• James Stuart born 1540
• Margreta Stuart Galtung born 1570
• Charles I King of England Scotland and Ireland, King of England born 1600
• Charles Ii of England Scotland and Ireland born 1630
• James Vii of Scotland & Ii of England and Ireland born 1633
• Eleanor Cistis Stuart born 1792
• Alexander Stuart born 1794
• Charles Stuart born 1797